“I just thought it was unfair that I’m paying for something I can’t do."

A 31-year old Kitchener, Ont., man diagnosed with an unexpected brain tumour while on vacation in Thailand last winter has died.

Many Canadians are reconsidering non-essential travel plans during the coronavirus outbreak, but some are intrigued by cheap tickets.

"The number one biggest concern is being under quarantine."

Select Canadian travel insurers will no longer cover coronavirus-related cancellations.

The coronavirus has reached every continent except for Antarctica and has upheaved the travel industry, disrupting flights, accommodations and tourist attractions around the world.

Coronavirus cases will be covered, but only if insurance was purchased before a travel advisory was issued, experts say.

Ontario's provincial health coverage for most types of out-of-country medical expenses will end as of Jan. 1.

A Lake Country woman said she went into shock immediately after she was in a severe accident in Indonesia, but it was the pain that followed while she was waiting for insurance coverage to kick in so she could be treated that was most agonizing.

"He is fighting for his life and wants to come home," Dan Treacher's daughter Lisa Robson said.